'DB Events is in the capillaries of the city'Without DB Events, The Hague would just be a boring place. Whether it is production support for 'The Life I Live', Vlaggetjesdag, the arrival of Sinterklaas or the National Countdown: this 'oldest events agency in town' contributes to everything... Read more |
'Growing a better world' in South West"That is where around the corner I grew up," Harry Wientjens (48) points out from the window of a classroom of ROC Mondriaan on Meppelweg. "We lived among beautiful wide avenues and lots of trees." That space and that greenery are still there, otherwise there is a lot of... Read more |
Studio van 't Wout knows what fine living isInterior designers Arie and Saskia Alderliesten, in addition to being partners in life, are also joint owners of Studio van 't Wout. Yet it had been a while since the two of them worked intensively on the same project. No wonder, because with their design store and 'open house' in... Read more |
Anna Tump offers top in dentistryDesigner furniture and tufts of dune grass fill the immaculate white space. Hip eigthies music in the background and subtle lighting effects create the relaxed atmosphere. No, this is not a wellness resort or fancy beach club. This is Anna Tump's state-of-the-art dental centre. This establishment in De Zuid, with... Read more |
The distinguished Mauritshuis is looking for new audiencesThey are still in party mood, Martine Gosselink and Kristel van der Linden. The Mauritshuis' two-century anniversary year is coming to an end, but the museum's director and head of business development can't get enough of it. Not surprisingly, because... Read more |
How Secrid became a Hague success storyIt is lunchtime when our conversation with Marianne van Sasse van Ysselt begins. The product designer and co-founder of Secrid leads us to the company restaurant in the equally beautiful and homely headquarters in the Binckhorst. "This is where our 100 employees can eat every day. And it... Read more |
She a hip sustainable platform (Fairbee), he a health clubLawyer Saja Chander was still working at a bank eight years ago. She quit her good job "to generate positive impact", as she calls it. In what form was not yet entirely clear. Until she read 'Siddartha' by Hermann Hesse. That was the deciding factor... Read more |
At Skin+Surgery, cosmetic doctors don't just look at the outsideAt Skin+Surgery, a cosmetic clinic specialising in injectables, skin enhancement and cosmetic surgery, doctors don't just look at the outside. The inside has to be right too. "Otherwise, you still won't feel beautiful," explains Thanya Tha-In, co-owner and cosmetic surgeon. Attention to... Read more |
Au pairs from Super Nanny unburden hundreds of familiesThe au pairs of Super Nanny Au Pair Services (SNAPS), who have just arrived in the Netherlands, await a warm welcome at Schiphol Airport from their host parents. The owner of SNAPS, Inkie Deenen once owned a beach pavilion in The Hague, now she pairs au pairs from abroad with some hundreds of families... Read more |
ROC Mondriaan spreads its wings around the worldPlanned was a one-on-one interview with Hans Schutte, about his new role as chairman of the ROC Mondriaan Board of Governors. "But Sanne, you have something to say too, don't you? Just sit down!" That strikes 18-year-old Sanne van Winden, third-year of the International... Read more |